Blue Fescue
Festuca glauca
Tight blue pincushions for the front of a dry bed — wet winters, not cold ones, are what kill them.
Light Full sun is essential.
Water Drought tolerant once settled in.
Height 30 cm
Spread 11.8 in
Spacing 30 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 11.8 in
- In-row spacing
- 11.8 in
- Between rows
- 15 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Grass · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun is essential.
- Watering
- Drought tolerant once settled in.
- Feeding
- No feeding required.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
- Pruning
- Comb the dead material out in spring, and no more than that.
- Overwintering
- Cold is no trouble to it; wet is.
Through the year
- Mar–Jun Spring Growth
- Jun–Aug Flowering
- Aug–Dec Growing
- Jan–Mar Growing
Pests & problems
- Root & crown rot Crown rot in a wet winter — the usual killer.
- Center die-back after three or four years; divide it or start again.
- The blue color washes out in rich soil.
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